This Week's Birthdays - Week of February 13

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Monday, Feb 13 2012 by

February 13, 1599 – Pope Alexander VII

Pope Alexander VII (StreetView)
Pope Alexander VII

February 14, 1824 – Winfield Scott Hancock, was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

Equestrian statue of Gen. W.S. Hancock (StreetView)
Equestrian statue of Gen. W.S. Hancock

February 15, 1970 – Frank Shepard Fairey, is an American contemporary artist, graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene.

"Obey" graffiti by Shepard Fairey (StreetView)
"Obey" graffiti by Shepard Fairey

February 16, 1903 – Edgar John Bergen, was an American actor and radio performer, best known as a ventriloquist.

Edgar Bergen (and Charlie McCarthy) (StreetView)
Edgar Bergen (and Charlie McCarthy)

February 17, 1981 – Paris Hilton, American actress and heiress.

Paris Hilton's House (Google Maps)
Paris Hilton's House

February 18, 1745 – Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (d. 1827)

Statue of Alessandro Volta (Birds Eye)
Statue of Alessandro Volta

February 19, 1948 – Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn; a Dutch politician, author, public servant, sociologist and professor.

Pim Fortuyn's former House & Memorial (StreetView)
Pim Fortuyn's former House & Memorial

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